Complete shocker, a rookie rules the game tonight!
Lakers side.
Driven by Zeng Zhen, the two teams are getting closer and closer to each other, and the Lakers are getting more and more aggressive on defense.
The intensity of the Lakers' defense has increased, Bynum is starting to get around the defense, and Alston tries to give the ball to Big Yao, but it doesn't work.
Big Yao couldn't catch the ball in the lane for several consecutive attempts.
Alston to Maddie, Maddie held the ball test step, after observing the Lakers' defense, he faced the defense of Vujacic a change of direction breakthrough, accelerated past the right side of the past, Maddie encountered Odom to assist the defense.
With the Lakers players willing to play defense, they are very good at it.
It should have been a pass, but Maddie didn't find a teammate with a better chance and chose to take on Odom's defense in the high post himself for a dry run.
This is not a good opportunity.
"FRAME!!!"
Once again, the basketball hit the rim hard.
Bynum held off Big Yao's hustle for offensive rebounds.
You can clearly see that Big Yao's reaction is slower and his fitness is slipping more.
Bynum continued the ball to Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen received the ball directly and quickly advanced to the front court to play counterattack.
In Zeng Zhen's defense is Alston.
But Zeng Zhen faced Alston to a difficult back dribble change of direction before exploding to the left side, a step over the defense.
It was as if the basketball had become a part of Zeng Zhen's body.
Once again, Zeng Zhen burst in with ease.
McDee is staying tight on Zeng Zhen, but he can't catch up.
Traveling at a high rate of speed, Zeng Zhen went to the basket against Bogans before coming up with a high hit.
The basketball falls into the basket after rebounding off the rim.
78 to 77.
The ball is so difficult and all the interference given by the opponents is very high.
But everyone saw the softness of Zeng Zhen's hands.
Zeng Zhen's madness continues as he's scored 17 points in a row now.
The fans at the Toyota Center couldn't help but gasp.
This rookie looks horrible.
"Beautiful!"
"Great shot, Bully, 17 points in a row!"
"I take back the disrespectful things I said about this rookie earlier!"
"I watched the game on my knees!"
"Super explosive scoring, this guy is not weak."
"Zeng Zhen definitely has a chance to get a guaranteed contract in the NBA."
Fans at home were very shocked to see this scene.
Zeng Zhen's current style of play is not the kind of play that didn't have any presence before, but a super strong supergiant play.
At this point, Zeng Zhen looked just like peak Kobe.
Scoring was as easy as a bag of tricks.
Fans seemed to see what it would look like when Zeng Zhen teamed up with Big Yao on the national team.
The camera went to the Zen Master at this point.
The Zen master who had been as immovable as a mountain couldn't help but give Zeng Zhen a thumbs up too.
Obviously, everyone knows that the Zen Master has recognized Zeng Zhen, and this match will most likely earn Zeng Zhen a brand new contract.
The clock quickly came to the last 30 seconds of the third quarter as well.
Alston dribbled to the frontcourt to press the clock before continuing to Maddie.
Maddie continued the dry spell on the right side against Vujacic's defense with 12 seconds left on the offensive clock.
It looked like McDee was taking a bit of a gamble, trying to respond to Zeng Zhen's wild offense.
But.
The arc of the basketball is very flat.
It was Maddie's usual style.
The ball is also slightly less powerful.
"Frame!"
Maddie's three-point touch really wasn't that great, and the basketball hit the front basket hard.
Odom pulled down the rebound.
Odom takes a look at Zeng Zhen and realizes that Bogans is posting up, so Odom opts to take the ball across half-court himself.
As soon as Odom crossed half-court.
Zeng Zhen then gave Bogans a confrontation, and after bouncing back and pulling away from Bogans he quickly ran over to Odom and asked him for the ball.
Odom left on his own after giving the ball to Zeng Zhen at the LOGO spot.
Bogans doesn't come to post up Zeng Zhen anymore either, stepping in at the three-point line to come up on defense.
Zeng Zhen is still a long way from the three-point line, and under normal circumstances, this kind of ball is impossible to shoot.
That's not just what Boggans thinks, it's what everyone thinks!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Zeng Zhen was controlling the time as the minutes ticked by.
Boggans was getting a little anxious, he wasn't sure what kind of choice Zeng Zhen would make.
Boggans is ready to launch.
But just a moment before he started.
Zeng Zhen shoots in with a straight right on LOGO.
"OMG!!! What's he going to do?"
"Zeng Zhen is playing crazy."
"As soon as I quip, I start to drift."
"It's hopeless."
The fans in the audience who saw this scene were shocked to the core.
Mind you, no one is going to make that kind of shot selection right now.
There was plenty of time left for the Lakers' offense, and Zeng Zhen had all the time in the world to choose another offense.
This distance is really too far.
Only the fans' shock wasn't over yet.
Zeng Zhen after the shot felt that the ball should have been there.
He chose to turn around straight away.
Shake your shoulders and celebrate!
The basketball was behind him, making a wonderful rainbow.
"Swish!"
81 to 77
Through the heart into the net!
LOGO Show!
Zeng Zhen now completely understood what Steph Curry was capable of.
Three-point shooting isn't just described as hanging, it's superb!
At this time, the Toyota Center Arena were all shocked by Zeng Zhen's tawdry operation.
"God, I see something."
"This guy aims to shoot center-circle 3-pointers."
"Celebrating early, he knew it would go in."
"He's so arrogant, why do I want to punch him so badly."
"Wanted to hit him so bad, but there really wasn't a thing I could do about him."
"So pretentious, but I like it."
The Rockets fans in the arena also sucked in their breath.
The visual impact of this center-circle three-pointer is horrible, and then there's that pretentious celebration.
Kobe couldn't help but applaud and celebrate off the field.
There were no half-court threes for the Rockets at this point in the game, and the third quarter ended.
Zeng Zhen scored 20 points in the third quarter, leading the Lakers, who were down by up to 15 points, to complete the comeback straight away!
"Pop!"
"Pop!"
"Dude, that's so cool of you."
"Good for you."
As Zeng Zhen rushed to the bench, the crowd struck him on various parts of his body.
Zeng Zhen bagged all of the Lakers' points in the second half of the third quarter, putting his individual offensive prowess on display.
The LOGO three-pointer in particular mobilized all the Lakers' hormones to the max.
The big screen also kept showing Zeng Zhen's highlights of the period.
Zeng Zhen's performance made waves in this ordinary match.
No one would have guessed that with Kobe injured and the Lakers down by double digits, it was a player on an unfixed guaranteed contract who stepped up to save the team.
CCTV studio.
Zhang Weiping also said excitedly, "half a quarter time, Zeng Zhen got 20 points, he perfectly showed his own value for the Lakers, I think Zen master also all see in the eyes, will give him more opportunities afterward."
Xu Jicheng said, "This is the China Derby! It's not just a stage for Big Yao alone, Zeng Zhen came to perform too!"